South African Lagos consulate shut following threat of attacks by OPC...

Summary: ‘Say no to Xenophobia,’ ‘Xenophobia is Evil,’ ‘South Africa, Enough is Enough.’ Attack - Protesters.

Following anti-Xenophobia protests in Lagos and Abuja, the South African consulate in Lagos has been shut.

"Xenophobia" Protest

Some of the inscriptions on the placards read: ‘Say no to Xenophobia,’ ‘Xenophobia is Evil,’ ‘South Africa, Enough is Enough.’

Investigations also revealed that the South African Lagos consulate might have been shut following a threat of reprisal attacks by members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, on South African nationals and businesses in Lagos.

Xenophobic Attacks

Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, the Founder of the OPC, Frederick Faseun, appealed to the South African Government to halt further attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.

“While the Nigerian government and the rest of the world seek a diplomatic solution to this season of madness, the OPC hereby warns that South Africa must end this rash of xenophobia within 48 hours. These ill-advised attacks are capable of bringing out the beast in the best of men. And we will not watch as fellow Nigerians are wantonly killed in cold blood.

“Enough is enough. South Africans must know that nobody has a monopoly of violence. They must halt the killings, the maiming and the looting of foreigners’ shops in their country. These incidents of xenophobia will provoke reprisals against South Africans and their interests in other lands,” Faseun warned.

Xenophobic Attacks

When asked exactly what OPC would do if South Africa failed to stop the attacks before the specified deadline, Fasehun said, “South Africa has many business interests in Nigeria but of course, you do not expect me to reveal what we will do until the time is right.”

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